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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Stark Community Foundation Accepting Grant Applications
For Discretionary Grants and SummerTime Kids Program
CANTON, Ohio (February 6, 2015) – Stark Community Foundation announces two grant award opportunities for local organizations; the first cycle of the 2015 Discretionary Grantmaking period and its SummerTime Kids Program.
Discretionary Grants are awarded to areas including Education, Economic Development, and Neighborhood Revitalization. Grants are made to: 501(c)(3) organizations in good-standing, tax-exempt private agencies, and government entities located within Stark County, Ohio only or directly benefiting Stark County. The Foundation does not award grants to individuals except through scholarship funds. Applications must be submitted online to the Foundation no later than Friday, March 6th.
SummerTime Kids, (STK) Stark Community Foundation’s initiative that provides funding for unique and imaginative summer youth programs with an emphasis on community service is accepting grant applications. Grant awards will range between $500 and $2,000 and may be used for community service projects, fund field trips and support character building for school age children. New in 2015, the Foundation is particularly interested in activities that aid in the reduction of food insecurity involving Stark County youth. Applications must be submitted online to the Foundation no later than Friday, March 13th.
Stark Community Foundation is the community’s trusted partner in giving to over 600 individuals, families, businesses, and communities that have created funds to impact the lives of others through the most effective philanthropy possible. Serving the community for more than 50 years, Stark Community Foundation ranks in the top ten percent of community foundations in the United States and has granted $128 million to nonprofit organizations. Visit www.starkcf.org to learn more.
For more information, contact Dana Johnson, grants administrator, at 330-454-3426 or djohnson@starkcf.org.